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John C. Calhoun
| March 17, 1782 |
John Calhoun born, Abbeville District, South Carolina |
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John C. Calhoun |
| December 11, 1811 |
John Calhoun, a war hawk, calls for the United States to go to war with Great Britain on the floor of the U. S. Senate. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| December 8, 1817 |
John Calhoun accepts position in James Monroe's cabinet as Secretary of War. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| December 26, 1817 |
John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, orders General Andrew Jackson, in command of American forces in the Southeast, to cross into Florida (then claimed by Spain) to protect Georgia settlers from the Seminole Indians.
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John C. Calhoun |
| March 3, 1825 |
John Calhoun completes his term as Secretary of War |
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John C. Calhoun |
| July 26, 1831 |
In his Fort Hill Address: On the Relation which the States and General Bear to Each Other, John Calhoun iterates the doctrine of nullification. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| December 28, 1832 |
John Calhoun resigns as Vice President of the United States |
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John C. Calhoun |
| March 3, 1843 |
John Calhoun resigns from the Senate to work on his final bid to be President |
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John C. Calhoun |
| July 27, 1848 |
The U. S. Senate passes the Clayton Compromise, a solution to the issue of slavery in the territories. It essentially let the courts decide the issue. Among those voting for the bill, which passed 33-22 were John C. Calhoun, John Berrien, Lewis Cass, and Jefferson Davis. |
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Lewis Cass |
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Henry Clay |
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Slavery in Georgia |
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John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) |
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John C. Calhoun |
| January 15, 1849 |
Democrat John C. Calhoun, who had tried to unite the South across party lines with his Southern Address runs headlong into the Whigs headed by Alexander Stephens and John Clayton. They wanted the proposal tabled, finally resigning when it wasn't. |
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Henry Clay |
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Alexander Stephens |
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John C. Calhoun |
| March 31, 1850 |
John Calhoun dies, Washington, D. C. from tuberculosis. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| February 20, 1854 |
Calhoun County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Calhoun County, Georgia |
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John C. Calhoun |
John C. Calhoun
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